If folks risking jail time for a mug — like some are to nab a restricted version Stanley Quencher Starbucks cup — this is what ya gotta know … they’re making tons of cash on the resale market.
It is fairly wild, and an indication of the instances … the pink cups retail for $49.95 at Starbucks branches inside Targets, and people who’ve been in a position to snag them are turning round, and hawking them on-line for lots of of {dollars}.
The resellers are working laborious for that large payday, although … the one option to get the cups appears to be tenting outdoors Goal for hours, or preventing by means of large crowds in scenes straight out of Black Friday.
Different persons are going to even larger lengths to attempt to money in — just like the man who hopped a counter and tried, unsuccessfully, to steal an entire field of the pink goodies.
On eBay, the pink cups are going for $250 to $280 … and Mercari has them on sale for $225 to $300.
Social media is an element too … Stanley cups are wildly widespread on Instagram and TikTok … so there’s large demand and restricted provide.
Economics 101, people.
